First Watch Restaurant Group Ownership | Who Owns First Watch Restaurant Group?


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First Watch Restaurant Group Ownership Summary


First Watch Restaurant Group is owned by 40.27% institutional investors, 1.54% insiders, and 58.19% retail investors. Advent corp/ma is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 31.76% of FWRG shares. UBS: US Equity Small Cap Growth is the top mutual fund, with 2.53% of its assets in First Watch Restaurant Group shares.

FWRG Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockFirst Watch Restaurant Group40.27%1.54%58.19%
SectorConsumer Cyclical Stocks 48.44%13.23%38.33%
IndustryRestaurants Stocks 61.96%11.29%26.75%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Advent corp/ma19.19M31.76%$357.12M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de2.59M4.28%$48.19M
Champlain investment partners2.58M4.27%$48.06M
Gilder gagnon howe2.43M4.03%$45.30M
Vanguard group2.35M3.89%$43.76M
Jpmorgan chase2.14M3.54%$39.85M
Blackrock2.13M3.52%$37.35M
Lazard asset management2.10M3.48%$39.09M
12 west capital management lp2.01M3.33%$37.47M
Dimensional fund advisors lp1.92M3.18%$35.80M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Advent corp/ma19.19M8.34%$357.12M
Deepwater asset management788.47K4.79%$14.67M
12 west capital management lp2.01M3.93%$37.47M
Penn capital management company735.49K1.34%$13.69M
Mesirow institutional investment management833.19K1.19%$15.51M
Granahan investment management1.47M1.14%$27.39M
Foxhaven asset management, lp1.92M0.96%$35.70M
Paralel advisors900.00K0.71%$16.75M
Gilder gagnon howe2.43M0.49%$45.30M
Champlain investment partners2.58M0.30%$48.06M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Lazard asset management2.10M0.06%2.10M
Champlain investment partners2.58M0.30%958.42K
Ubs group885.16K0.00%868.57K
Mesirow institutional investment management833.19K1.19%833.19K
Clearbridge investments684.15K0.01%684.15K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Advent corp/ma19.19M8.34%-8.00M
Capital research global investors---776.54K
Lord, abbett---724.37K
Driehaus capital management---596.60K
Ghisallo capital management---500.00K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Lazard asset management2.10M0.06%2.10M$39.09M
Mesirow institutional investment management833.19K1.19%833.19K$15.51M
Clearbridge investments684.15K0.01%684.15K$12.73M
Wasatch advisors lp470.99K0.04%470.99K$8.77M
Tudor investment corp et al157.11K0.01%157.11K$2.92M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Lindbrook capital-3.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group-4.00
Massmutual trust co fsb/adv-11.00
Mather group, llc.-45.00
Yhb investment advisors-50.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 202492-31.34%24,336,787-62.82%400.34%64-29.67%19-32.14%
Sep 30, 2024133-3.62%65,462,7790.34%1080.93%9115.19%27-30.77%
Jun 30, 2024138-8.61%65,238,0333.33%1080.98%79-13.19%395.41%
Mar 31, 202415124.79%63,137,0075.14%1051.04%9149.18%378.82%
Dec 31, 2023121-5.47%60,051,5421.09%1001.01%61-22.78%349.68%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
UBS: US Equity Small Cap Growth1.53M2.53%-
Champlain Small Company Fund, LLC1.45M2.39%-289.05K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.24M2.04%-
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth A1.23M2.03%-13.85K
JHancock Small Cap Core NAV1.22M2.00%-180.84K
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Grow1.15M1.91%-200.20K
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap A1.15M1.91%-200.20K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF998.83K1.65%-8.63K
Champlain Small Company Adv925.00K1.52%325.00K
SRH Total Return Fund900.00K1.48%-

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Mar 12, 2025HOPE H MELVILLE III CFO and TreasurerSell$134.70K
Mar 12, 2025Wolszczak Jay Anthony Chief Legal Officer, GC & SecySell$96.54K
Mar 12, 2025Hartman Eric Richard Chief Development OfficerSell$65.83K
Mar 12, 2025Tomasso Christopher Anthony President and CEOSell$706.68K
Mar 12, 2025Jones John Daniel Chief Operations OfficerSell$59.74K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q2--
2025 Q1-7
2024 Q4-3
2024 Q3--
2024 Q2-2

FWRG Ownership FAQ


Who Owns First Watch Restaurant Group?

First Watch Restaurant Group shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 40.27%, followed by 1.54% insiders and 58.19% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in First Watch Restaurant Group's industry, Restaurants Stocks , is 61.96%, which First Watch Restaurant Group falls below.

Who owns the most shares of First Watch Restaurant Group?

First Watch Restaurant Group’s largest shareholders are Advent corp/ma (19.19M shares, 31.76%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.59M shares, 4.28%), and Champlain investment partners (2.58M shares, 4.27%). Together, they hold 40.31% of First Watch Restaurant Group’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own First Watch Restaurant Group?

Yes, BlackRock owns 3.52% of First Watch Restaurant Group, totaling 2.13M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 37.35M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 345.7K shares, a 19.41% change.

Who is First Watch Restaurant Group’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Advent corp/ma is First Watch Restaurant Group’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 8.34% of its assets in 19.19M First Watch Restaurant Group shares, valued at 357.12M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of First Watch Restaurant Group shares?

UBS: US Equity Small Cap Growth is the top mutual fund holder of First Watch Restaurant Group shares, with 2.53% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.53M First Watch Restaurant Group shares.

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